Tang Weitian was right, when he woke up, he was full of energy, Xu Ji thought of who to find to envelop the general's old department, his previous idea was wrong, there was obedience, fear, and friendship between the generals, but there was no admiration, even in the face of the general, they lacked respect from the heart.

Xu Ji called Guo Shifeng and asked him, "How is Fei Xun?" ”

Guo Shifeng was surprised, "Lord Fei...... Impartial, open-minded, outspoken and daring, he is a rare bone minister, and he will be used to govern the world, and he will protect the society for a long time, but it is a pity that Emperor Tiancheng does not know people, and has never reused Lord Fei, and when the world is in turmoil, there is no place for a bone minister like Lord Fei. If King Wu asks me what I think, this person can stay for later effects, but it is useless at the moment. ”

"Mr. Guo has been in the officer and soldier camp for a few days, what is the impression of the soldiers on Fei Xin?"

"At that time, they were all Jizhou soldiers, and now they are Luozhou soldiers. Impression, everyone doesn't care too much, but many people know him, and they know that when the magnates of the Eastern Capital fled, they were left with Master Fei alone in the lonely city, and everyone admired him very much, but ......" Guo Shifeng smiled, "they all think he is a little stupid." As for what the Luozhou soldiers think of him, I don't know. ”

"This man is of great use." Xu Ji said with emotion, regretting that he hadn't thought of Fei Xun for a long time.

"Now? Hehe, what can King Wu do with him? If you want to be humiliated in public, you can go to him. ”

Xu Ji laughed, and then said: "There are not one or two ministers around you who rule the world, who believes that you have the ambition of the world?" ”

Guo Shifeng also smiled, "King Wu's foresight is beyond my reach. ”

"Trouble Mr. Guo to find Master Fei."

Guo Shifeng retired, and came back after a long time, and said in surprise: "Master Fei is not in the city, I have asked many people, and they all said that they have not seen him." ”

"He's a civil official, he's old, can he escape?" Xu Ji was also surprised, he thought that Fei Xun was captured, and he would find it as soon as he looked for it.

Guo Shifeng patted his head lightly, "I know where Master Fei went, he must have followed the Queen Mother." He is a brainless person, and he is ordered to protect the Queen Mother, and he will be loyal to his duties and will never abandon the Queen Mother. ”

"What about the Queen Mother? She assassinated the general, wasn't she hacked to death by the rebels? ”

"It seems that there is no, it is said that she was taken away by Ning Baoguan, I don't know if it is true or not. King Wu waits, I'll ask again. ”

This time he inquired quickly, and Guo Shifeng rushed back after a while, "Sure enough, the officers and soldiers all said that after the general was killed, the children and grandchildren of the Lou family and the guards panicked and wanted to find a general to call the shots, and they didn't dare to kill the queen mother immediately to avenge the general." It happened that Ning Baoguan was killed, and the Queen Mother and the Lou family's children and grandchildren were taken away together. Fei Xun still didn't see it, but I think he must have chased after the Queen Mother, or he might have been willing to be captured. ”

Xu Ji sighed.

Guo Shifeng had already guessed King Wu's intentions, and stepped forward and said, "Is King Wu worried that the Luozhou generals will not be loyal?" ”

"A little."

"Why doesn't King Wu appoint a general as soon as possible?"

"I have a general, and the incarnate general is in charge of the whole army."

Guo Shifeng smiled and said: "At this time and that time, the original use of the Golden Holy Maiden was to appease the descending army. The soldiers and men have been fighting hard for a long time, and the officers and soldiers are at ease......"

Xu Ji knew what Guo Shifeng wanted to say, "There is no need to mention that matter, you can first say who can be the commander of the Luozhou Army?" ”

"In my opinion, it is better than the king of Xiangdong."

"Mr. Guo's trick, but I don't understand it too much......"

"The throne of Xiangdong is high, and he is the uncle of the Emperor of All Things, so he is appointed as the commander-in-chief, so that King Wu has no intention of seeking revenge, then the Luozhou soldiers are at ease, and at the same time, they can appease the hearts of the people in Yecheng, killing two birds with one stone."

"If the king of Xiangdong gets the right to fight, the Luozhou soldiers will not belong to me."

"So you can't just appoint one person, the king of Xiangdong is just a name, and the king of Wu wants to use Lord Fei is a reason, the reputation is worse, the name is higher, and it can be made up. The real person in charge of the army needs to be a confidant of King Wu, and then assisted by veterans such as Cao Shenxi and Guan Changling, and everyone will be happy with the Luozhou soldiers. ”

Xu Ji thought for a while, nodded and said, "Mr. Guo is high." ”

"Since I choose to stay on King Wu's side, of course I must do my best for King Wu's sake, and I don't dare to slack off or hide my selfishness a little."

Xu Ji had to admit that Guo Shifeng could be appreciated for changing his court several times, which made sense.

"I also intend to use veterans such as Cao and Guan, but they ...... Not very reluctantly. ”

"Haha, leave this little thing to me, with my three-inch tongue, today I must move the two old generals to be willing to be used by King Wu."

"It's not that simple, General Cao and the general are not on good terms, and General Guan's family was killed by Wu Bing......"

"Does King Wu want to hear how I can persuade me?"

"I want to hear about it." Xu Ji was indeed curious, he also thought he was a strategist, and wanted to know how Guo Shifeng's eloquence was better than his own.

Guo Shifeng straightened his clothes a little and arched his hand: "Start with General Cao?" ”

Xu Ji nodded.

Guo Shifeng moved his gaze and said to "Cao Shenxi": "Emperor Tiancheng is jumping east, Kyushu is divided, and there is no co-owner in the four seas, why doesn't General Cao change to the Ming Lord and make meritorious deeds again?" ”

This persuasion was too ordinary, and Xu Jidai "Cao Shenxi" replied: "As a minister of Tiancheng, you can't die with Tiancheng, and you are already guilty, how can you change to others?" I can't die for Tiancheng, but I must not help others destroy Tiancheng. ”

Guo Shifeng gave his hand, "General Cao's loyalty is admirable." But outsiders say that the death of Tiancheng is not due to the emperor's youth, nor to the struggle for power in the high gate, but to the incompetence of the generals. Twenty years ago, Tiancheng took advantage of the mediocrity of the five countries to determine the world in one fell swoop. Twenty years later, the generals of Tiancheng have revealed their original forms, without it, the times have changed, and manpower is not enough to resist. ”

Xu Ji said with a smile: "General Cao and General Guan will not listen to such words. ”

"But this is the case, the officers and soldiers have changed, but the generals are still the same as before, why is the destruction of the five countries like a bamboo, and the rebels have been defeated repeatedly?"

"Tiancheng has been peaceful for a long time, and he will be arrogant. Also, in General Cao's view, the first bad thing is the Liang and Lan families, and the second is the general. ”

"In that case, why didn't General Cao come forward and prove the rumors wrong? King Wu didn't want you to fight against Tiancheng, but only let you go to quell the rebellion of Qin and Han, if you can win a battle, everyone will naturally change their words, saying that Tiancheng's death has nothing to do with General Cao. ”

Xu Ji nodded.

Guo Shifeng said again: "The so-called reputation, the coffin is determined, the great general's reputation is ruined, and his death is irreversible, which is a pity." General Cao was defeated and captured, and governed the eastern capital for the righteous army, and his reputation has long been gone, and the only one who is fortunate is still alive for more than a year, and has the opportunity to create a new name. General Cao asked for his own retreat, which is not beneficial to himself or the world, and it is very unwise......"

"No more." Xu Ji smiled, and he was already six or seven convinced in his heart, "What about General Guan?" He was not in good health, and his family was killed by Wu Bing, and his heart was like water. ”

Guo Shifeng bowed his hand again, saluted "Guan Changling", pondered for a moment, and said to King Wu: "General Guan's family is dead?" ”

"It's just that the second daughter-in-law and others who stayed in the city, the eldest daughter-in-law and grandson fled, and the two sons ...... I didn't ask. ”

"Okay, that's enough." Guo Shifeng saluted again, and then said to "Guan Changling": "Children and grandchildren are a drag, and General Guan is now light, which is gratifying." ”

"Haha, no matter how sick General Guan is, he has to jump up and beat you, not to mention that he at least has a grandson left behind."

"If General Guan is willing to get up, it would be better." Guo Shifeng moved his gaze back to no one, "Although General Guan has a big name, he is not a noble family, and his descendants are lost, can he rely on him?" The Jiangdong Emperor was too busy to take care of himself, Liang and Lan were autocratic, Ji and Jing Zhuzhou were in their own affairs, Zhang and Xi were the main ones, and the generals could be supported by Huzi? ”

"It's hard to say." Xu Ji replied for Changling.

"So the children and grandchildren are a drag, doesn't General Guan want to turn the 'difficult to say' into 'inevitable'? Now the king of Xiangdong will be the commander of the Luozhou army, and General Cao will volunteer to be the deputy to jointly lead the army to the west to exterminate the Qin and Han thieves. ”

"Well, I'll say yes." Xu Ji nodded.

Guo Shifeng bowed his hand to King Wu, "What does King Wu think?" ”

"Yes...... Go for it. Xu Ji actually has eight or nine points of confidence in his heart.

"I went to persuade the second general, and the king of Xiangdong asked the king of Wu to come forward in person. There is also which henchman to choose to really manage the Luozhou general, and King Wu must also decide as soon as possible. ”

"I've seen almost all the people around me, Mr. Guo, do you have a recommendation?"

Guo Shifeng said with a smile: "If I recommend it, King Wu must think that I am selfish, that I was bought by others, but I hurt others, so it's better not to say it." ”

"I know that Mr. Guo wants to recommend King Liang, but I just want to hear your reasons."

Guo Shifeng was slightly embarrassed, "King Wu doesn't think I'm being bought by King Liang?" ”

"With Mr. Guo's talent, he should be 'bought', and with Mr. Guo's wisdom, he will never be 'bought' for no reason, and he must really feel that this person is worth recommending."

"Haha." Guo Shifeng laughed, and there was no embarrassment on his face, "Speaking for King Wu made me feel like a spring breeze." I want to recommend King Liang, there is no other reason, King Liang has the heart of self-reliance, but no self-reliance, to go to quell the chaos, must do his best, want to encircle the Luozhou generals, but it is not easy. With a little arrangement, King Wu will be able to gain his strength and not be harmed by it. ”

"Sure enough, it's a good reason, Mr. Guo, please go and persuade Cao and Guan to take charge of the army first, I want to think again."

Guo Shifeng accepted it when he saw it, and said goodbye, with brisk steps, believing that he had won the trust of King Wu.

Xu Ji does trust Guo Shifeng more, at least trusts his eloquence, and even has a little envy, the strategist can say everything, and Xu Ji can also think of many of Guo Shifeng's words, but it is not suitable to say it as King Wu.

After all, the king of Xiangdong is the king of Xiangdong, and he can't be invited, so he needs to visit.

Even if King Wu came to the door in person, King Xiangdong didn't want to see him, who would have thought that a joke of King Wu would come true, King Xiangdong returned to his home, borrowed one, and there were strange soldiers outside the door.

But he couldn't see King Wu, because the portal was not in his hands.

King Xiangdong got up embarrassedly and sighed, "Sun Yalu misunderstood me. ”

Xu Ji ordered the guards to stay outside the door, and said with a smile: "If it weren't for Mr. Sun bringing His Royal Highness to the Eastern Capital, I'm afraid that I would have died halfway through." ”

The eastern capital is not close to Yecheng, it is impossible for the king of Xiangdong to get rid of the pursuers behind him, and it is also a last resort to ask the king of Wu for help, he sighed again, "What does the king of Wu plan to do with me?" ”

"I would like to ask His Royal Highness to be the commander of the Luozhou Army and take charge of the army on behalf of the general."

King Xiangdong was stunned, and only after a while did he say, "You're not joking?" ”

"It's not."

King Xiangdong pondered for a while and shook his head, "This time I want to listen to my daughter." ”

"The county lord expected that I would invite the king of Xiangdong to take charge of the army?"

"That's not true, but she said that if you assist someone as a strategist, you will be a fierce enemy, and the Jizhou army needs to take refuge temporarily, and if you claim to be the king yourself, you will definitely give up halfway, and you should not be afraid. So I can't take charge of the army for you. ”

Xu Ji was furious, and he couldn't wait to send troops to Yecheng immediately, find out the county lord of Huanyan, and prove to her in person that he would not give up halfway.